Re:Going back two years on Hacker News is like entering anot...
by hn_throwaway_99 on Monday November 09, 2026 @10:11PM
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> 10 years ago, Hacker News felt like an insider website for professionals. It still does, but there's definitely an uptick in negativity.
I will just speak for myself, but a large part of that "uptick in negativity" is from professional insiders who changed their views, not necessarily from newbies "poisoning" the site. Tons of people who were incredibly optimistic about the role of tech and specifically the startup ecosystem in society 20 years ago feel very differently today.
I will just speak for myself, but a large part of that "uptick in negativity" is from professional insiders who changed their views, not necessarily from newbies "poisoning" the site. Tons of people who were incredibly optimistic about the role of tech and specifically the startup ecosystem in society 20 years ago feel very differently today.